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According to the statute in New Jersey, if you’re married over 20 years it’s open duration alimony. If you are married under 20 years, it depends on statutory factors.

The division of marital assets in a manner that is fair but not necessarily equal.

An engagement/wedding ring is considered a conditional gift given by, one to another, on the promise that the two people will marry. Once that condition is satisfied through marriage, title to the engagement/wedding ring transfers to the recipient and is, therefore, not subject to division of property in a divorce.

This information is included as part of the Confidential Litigant Information Sheet that is submitted with the initial pleadings filed. It is mandatory information needed by the Court.

The parents’ written agreement about a schedule for when the children will be with each parent and how the parents will make decisions about the health, education, and welfare of the children.

A legal document that spells out the terms of a divorce and provides a framework for the relationship between former spouses after divorce. MSAs are also sometimes called Property Settlement Agreements.

The earlier a dispute goes to mediation, the more likely it can be settled. The longer people are involved in disputes, the more they become committed to their positions and are less willing to consider other points of view. Here are a few ideas as to when mediation may be considered helpful:

• There is an issue in dispute;
• All parties to the dispute are willing to meet and try to settle it;
• The parties have some trust in each other;
• Parties want a flexible and informal process;
• No party can ignore the problem;
• Other options for resolving the dispute are too expensive or too slow;
• The case requires a creative solution; or
• The parties would prefer to settle the dispute in private.

Yes. A spouse who will be paying child support or alimony to their ex-spouse must obtain life insurance to cover their child support or alimony payments in the event of the paying spouse’s death. The amount of life insurance to be purchased is calculated by multiplying the amount of child support or alimony to be paid by the term, in years, of the child support or alimony payment.

Child support is calculated pursuant to guidelines. Typically, the most important facts that go into the guidelines (or “worksheets”) are the number and age of the children, each parent’s income, the amount of annual overnights each parent spends with the children, and health care expenses.